Seth Kahan

The picture above is my daughter, Ruchi, in the frame shop. It is her art that is laying on the table. When we first brought Ruchi home from New Delhi at the age of eight she was a prodigious colorer, going through many coloring books. As the years unfolded she did less and less. It

It was a brisk morning yesterday when I took my German shepherd, Sita, out. We came upon this beautiful holly plant, wet with the cold drizzle that was all around. It was a bracing and brilliant way to start the day. The cold air was invigorating. The holly shook with the wind. Sita was sniffing

My good friend, Raj Chawla, encouraged me this morning over coffee to consider how results rest in the center of leaders’ relationships. After I made a comment about the importance of relationships, he reminded me that those relationships live in the context of results. I can see both sides: relationships can generate results just as

When I was a professional storyteller I was struck by how rare common storytelling has become in our culture. Prior to the Internet it was not unusual for family gatherings to center around stories that rekindled relationships, affirmed values, conveyed important life lessons, delivered an appreciation for what had come before and pointed toward the

In the picture above my daughter, Ruchi is dressed up as Kali for Halloween. Kali is one of the ten great goddesses of Hinduism. She is the destroyer of evil forces. Ruchi, adopted 8 years ago at the age of eight, is today digging deep into Hindu mythology. Her choice of a Halloween costume reflects